GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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almost 7 years ago
John
received a $635 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I nolonger struggle to take care of my daily needs since I have a second job of ferrying people around using the motorcycle that I bought besides being a coblar."
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almost 7 years ago
Quintet
received a $497 third payment.
"I used the whole of my second transfer to pay for a deposit of a piece land we bought so when I received the third transfer I used the whole of it to settle the debt I had for the land. We now have a place where we can build our home."
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almost 7 years ago
Isack
received a $479 third payment.
"I spend my third transfer on buying a second hand motorbicycle that I use to transport my neighbors for pay.This business has enable me to be more independ and also being able to look after my family well."
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almost 7 years ago
Molly
received a $479 third payment.
"I am happly living in a decent spacious house in my own homestead which I built with my third transfer. My living standards has changed drastically as I never expected, all in all I am thankful to GiveDirectly."
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almost 7 years ago
Josinta
received a $497 third payment.
"I spend third transfer on plastering my house into a semi -permanent one ,I give GiveDirectly my greatest gratitude of enabling me happly staying in a clean and confortable environment."
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almost 7 years ago
Zilpa
received a $476 third payment.
"Since my childhood have always wished to employed and get enough money that would give my family members the life they could ever dream of hence I spend part of my third transfer on enrolling into a college for an ECD course.I also bought three bag for my family's consumption. "
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almost 7 years ago
Maureen
received a $476 third payment.
"I spend my third transfer on paying school fees for my neice and nephew who are in electrical polytechic and primary school respectively .I also bought welding machine and now I am hiring for 2000KES monthly from the income I make I am able to use on sustaining my family's needs which is a relieve ."
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almost 7 years ago
George
enrolled.
"The achievement that am most proud of is building of an iron roofed house.Before that,I lived in a grass thatched house that was in bad condition and almost fell on us.From my 5000 kshs monthly salary as a school watchman,I bought iron sheets and constructed a new house."
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almost 7 years ago
Calleb
enrolled.
"The achievement am most proud of is purchasing of 10 iron sheets from motorcycle taxi operation proceeds."
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almost 7 years ago
Paul
enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is contruction of my first house while still a student.
When I was in form three,I would use my part time to operate motorcycle taxi and managed to save for one year.
By December 2016,I had my first house."
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